HD 3870 build-to-order?

[MatchFrame]

The 3870 will NOT be a build-to-order option at the Apple Store, will it?

I'm fairly certain everyone thinks it will not be, but I just wanted to make sure before I made my Mac Pro purchase in the near future. Any possibility it would show up as an option?

[Lord Zedd]

No. Aftermarket by AMD/ATI.

[NRose8989]

No. Aftermarket by AMD/ATI.

So what does this mean as far as drivers and integration into the os? do you guys think that it will degrade that fuzzy feeling i get when i know that everything is supported by apple? id hate to have to be like PC users when i have to go to the manufactures website to get new driver updates / fireware updates.

[Lord Zedd]

So what does this mean as far as drivers and integration into the os?

It means ATI will supply drivers to install. They did it with the X1900 G5 card and it screams along very nicely.

[Pressure]

So what does this mean as far as drivers and integration into the os? do you guys think that it will degrade that fuzzy feeling i get when i know that everything is supported by apple? id hate to have to be like PC users when i have to go to the manufactures website to get new driver updates / fireware updates.

Mac OS X already have driver support for the Radeon HD 3800 series built-in.

[Karpfish]

ATI has sold cards separate from Apple for along time, they know what they are doing.

[kabunaru]

ATI has sold cards separate from Apple for along time, they know what they are doing.

Good for ATI. It's good to know that ATI supports Apple like this.
When will NVidia do stuff like this? I don't think NVidia likes Apple as much as ATI.

[Kosh66]

When will NVidia do stuff like this? I don't think NVidia likes Apple as much as ATI.

Nvidia doesn't make cards, they only make the graphics chips. It would be up to a vendor that makes the cards with Nvidia chips to make cards and drivers for the Mac.

[NRose8989]

ATI has sold cards separate from Apple for along time, they know what they are doing.

ok then I'm sold.